Organizational Wellbeing in High-Trauma Environments: A Trauma-Informed Framework to Protect the Protectors examines how health regulators and healthcare organizations can strengthen public protection by embedding trauma‑informed principles not only in external regulatory processes, but also across internal governance, leadership, and workforce practices. Regulatory activities such as investigations, fitness‑to‑practice proceedings, and sexual misconduct complaints are inherently stressful and can unintentionally retraumatize complainants, harm participants, and expose staff and leaders to vicarious trauma. Drawing on nearly two decades of professional experience across law, regulation, health, and trauma‑informed practice, the paper highlights how organizational culture, leadership competency, and emotional intelligence are decisive factors in resilience, decision‑making quality, and public trust.